ASCO expects CancerLinQ to go live in 2015

The American Society of Clinical Oncology said Tuesday that SAP SE will provide computing infrastructure for the organization's CancerLinQ learning health system, with a launch expected this year.

CancerLinQ will use SAP's software to collect, aggregate and analyze data from electronic health records and oncology practice management systems that serve millions of patients, according to ASCO. The system is intended to provide real-time clinical decision support to physicians by informing them about evidence-based practice guidelines, as well as clinical experiences and outcomes of patients that closely match the patient being treated. CancerLinQ's data may also be used to revise practice guidelines. ...